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Spent 30 minutes this afternoon weighing and wedging clay to throw after my son's bedtime. Only he got sick so instead of throwing clay I dealt with throw up.

Spent 30 minutes this afternoon weighing and wedging clay to throw after my son's bedtime. Only he got sick so instead of throwing clay I dealt with throw up.

Heading to Yosemite, Kings, and Sequoia next week, be gone for 8 days. Hope to have wifi. Hope to see some potters and potteries

A sad day for this North Carolina potter.

Mudtools Do All Trim Tool, where you have you been all my life? Loop tool, we've had a great run, and I promise I'll call you when I need to do some sculpting...

Went to an online site to buy some materials for "Magic Mud", ended up splurging on a Mudtool sponge and Do All Trim Tool, and a bevel cutter...

I am a newbie and just bought my first kiln. I am getting ready to make test tiles from the various clays I'll be using.. Does anyone have a favorite test tile design they like that can be hung on a pegboard after the finished product is achieved? Photo appreciated and thanks for your feedback!

My husband was on TV yesterday for the NSF news conference in brownsville, Tx re; the discovery of Gravitational Waves. He works at the Center for Gravitational Waves Astronomy. He is still very excited by the discovery.

Will be helping with adult ceramics class on Saturdays for next 5 weeks. Will not make last class as it is on the 19th of March. I will be returning from NCECA.

Broken HDMI ports are a pain...

Picked up my compressor and sprayers today. Going to hook it all up tomorrow and start practicing. Really excited about the ability to control my glaze application a lot more than dipping and brushing.

Just threw off the hump for the first time. Can't wait to get more clay to try a larger amount! A very exciting evening all round. :-D

I, too, have just had the best show of my career. What a year for potters everywhere!

Getting ready to run a load of teapots and bowls. Caught cold hunting, so things are going . . . slow!

Getting ready to run a load of teapots and bowls. Caught cold hunting, so things are going . . . slow!

I has SNOW!!! Happy dance! Happy dance!!!

Half way through my residency and very happy with new ideas developing. Meanwhile, Rome runs on espresso. I must make some espresso cups with this Limoges porcelain to bring home.

Two glaze fires cooling again on this Sunday just like the last 3 Sundays.

New wedding jar in glaze load today for my nephew. No cone 7 mistake hopefully.

Posted 6 teapots on the blog today, videos turned out well

Posted 6 teapots on the blog today, videos turned out well

Aiiieee! kiln hit a hard cone 7. Top is darker, but lower levels not too bad.

Waxed bottoms of all pieces, start glazing tomorrow, and fire hopefully on Wed night

been in bed with a flu since I got back.

My house/studio was burned to the ground in the Valley Fire that started very close to my home. Our street was the first to go and my area is totally destroyed. 75% of the homes in my little town are gone. I had over 300 pots ready for fairs and of course, all the pottery we use daily. I’m devastated. I’m hoping I’ll be able to recover some pots that didn’t break/melt, and maybe my kilns? Wheel? The evacuation order hasn’t been lifted yet. With the shards I’ll make a big mosaic wall when we...